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Governance
Our point of view
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Discerning public

The current flood of disinformation has many causes, all of which must be tackled

Social network
Patrick Schlereth

Fakebook

The world’s largest social network does not fight fake news and disinformation in a convincing way

Press freedom
Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Arfa Khanum Sherwani

Veiled threats and blatant harassment

Why online trolls could not tolerate my interview with a prominent Hindu guru

Press freedom
Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Arfa Khanum Sherwani

Hindutva trolls

In India, right-wing agitators are increasingly intimidating media workers online and offline

D+C/E+Z
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Reasons why you can trust us

How you can tell that what we publish is not fake news

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Modi should focus on hate crimes, not capital punishment

Why insisting on death sentence is wrong response to India’s sexualised-violence drama

Elections
Heinrich Bergstresser

A looming national crisis

In the run-up to the elections in Nigeria, a debate has broken out over the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari

Media literacy
Julia Odoj

Empowering citizens

Media and information literacy means to engage competently and ethically with different types of media

Media education
Julia Odoj

Discerning media consumers

Youth in Namibia learn how to engage in media in an ethical and competent way

DR Congo
Gesine Ames

Dangerous power play

Churches join forces to demand fair elections in the Congo

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Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
How to end hunger
Why food security needs both peacebuilding and livelihood development
Eco-friendly agriculture must reduce farmers’ costs
How can we infer the colour of a person’s skin?

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Justice for victims of rape
How can we infer the colour of a person’s skin?
How GIZ gets young people moving
Why sport is an effective tool for development
Addressing gender-based violence in Colombia

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Promoting media literacy to fight misinformation
Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
The sudden fall of Bangladesh’s autocratic prime minister
The dubious practices of digital money lenders
How development policy is misunderstood

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

Promoting media literacy to fight misinformation
Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
The sudden fall of Bangladesh’s autocratic prime minister
The dubious practices of digital money lenders
How development policy is misunderstood